Every Fund Management Entity in the IFSC must maintain a website or webpage from 1 December 2026: IFSCA lists the disclosures
IFSCA has directed every Fund Management Entity registered under the Fund Management Regulations, 2025 to maintain a publicly accessible website or webpage with specified disclosures. Retail FMEs need an independent website. The URL must be intimated to IFSCA on or before 1 December 2026, the date the circular comes into force.
Key facts
- In force
- In force from 1 December 2026; URL to be intimated to IFSCA on or before that date
- Who it affects
- All Fund Management Entities in the IFSC — Authorised FMEs, Registered FMEs (Non-Retail) and Registered FMEs (Retail); their compliance officers; investors in IFSC schemes
- What it is
- New facility
- Section
- FEMA & RBI
- Published
- 26 August 2026
In 30 seconds
- Circular File No. IFSCA-SOF/2/2026-Capital Markets is dated 26 August 2026 and comes into force from 1 December 2026.
- Authorised FMEs and Registered FMEs (Non-Retail): an independent website, or a dedicated webpage on the site of the parent, holding company or group entity.
- Registered FMEs (Retail): an independent official website dedicated to IFSC fund management activities.
- The specified information must be open to the public without registration, subscription or login.
- The URL is to be sent to fme-reporting@ifsca.gov.in on or before 1 December 2026.
- Information must stay accessible for at least three years from display, including after winding-up of the scheme.
हिंदी में सार
IFSCA ने 26 अगस्त 2026 के परिपत्र से IFSC की हर Fund Management Entity के लिए वेबसाइट या वेबपेज रखना अनिवार्य किया है। Retail FME को अलग स्वतंत्र वेबसाइट रखनी होगी; बाक़ी FME समूह कंपनी की साइट पर समर्पित वेबपेज भी रख सकती हैं। योजनाओं, प्रमुख अधिकारियों, शिकायत निवारण और नियामकीय कार्रवाई की जानकारी बिना लॉगिन सार्वजनिक रखनी होगी। परिपत्र 1 दिसंबर 2026 से लागू है और उसी तारीख़ तक URL IFSCA को बताना होगा।
The direction
By a circular dated 26 August 2026, the International Financial Services Centres Authority has directed that every Fund Management Entity (FME) registered under the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025 shall maintain a website or a webpage. The stated purpose is transparency and easier access to information for investors, prospective investors and other stakeholders. The circular comes into force from 1 December 2026.
Website or webpage — who needs what
| Category of FME | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Authorised FME; Registered FME (Non-Retail) | Either an independent official website, or a dedicated webpage hosted on the website of its parent entity, holding company or group entity |
| Registered FME (Retail) | An independent official website dedicated to its fund management activities in the IFSC |
In both cases the site must be publicly accessible without registration, subscription or login for the specified information; must identify the FME by its registered name and registration number; and must show its IFSC activities distinctly from other activities of the group. A webpage on a group site must be reachable through a conspicuous link on the host’s home page.
What every FME must display
- Brief profile: name, category of registration and IFSCA registration number.
- Registered office address in the IFSC, correspondence address, telephone number and email address.
- Schemes or funds managed from the IFSC, and details of portfolio management services or other permitted activity.
- Schemes managed on behalf of a person or investment manager not based in the IFSC, with their registration numbers.
- Name and contact particulars of the Custodian, Trustee, Fund Administrator and Statutory Auditor, wherever applicable.
- Investor grievance redressal mechanism, Grievance Redressal Officer, escalation matrix and timelines, with the status of complaints received, disposed of and pending — updated quarterly.
- Name, designation and contact details of the Principal Officer, Compliance Officer and other key managerial personnel for IFSC operations.
- Material regulatory or enforcement action against the FME or its key managerial personnel relating to IFSC operations in the preceding three years, and its current status.
- A statement that registration with the Authority does not imply approval or endorsement of the FME, of any scheme, or of their financial soundness or performance.
Additional disclosures for Retail Schemes
- Scheme Information Documents, Key Information Documents and addenda.
- Periodic disclosures: portfolio, performance against the stated benchmark, Net Asset Value, total expense ratio and its components, and distribution commission.
- Valuation policy, including the basis for unlisted or illiquid securities and the name of the independent valuer.
- Unclaimed redemption and distribution amounts, with the procedure for claiming them.
- Investor education material and the Investor Charter.
Form of the information
It must be in English; state the currency and the date for every monetary figure, and the time zone for NAV and cut-off timings; carry a visible “last updated” date; be downloadable and, as far as feasible, machine-readable for NAV, portfolio and expense disclosures; and remain accessible for not less than three years from display, including after the scheme is wound up.
Dates to note
| Who | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| Every existing FME | Intimate the URL to fme-reporting@ifsca.gov.in | On or before 1 December 2026 |
| Every FME | Intimate any later change in the URL | In the subsequent quarterly report filing |
| FME registered on or after the circular comes into force | Comply before commencing fund management activities, and intimate the URL | Within thirty days of grant of registration |
Questions and answers
Can an FME use a page on its group company’s website?
An Authorised FME or a Registered FME (Non-Retail) can use a dedicated webpage hosted on the website of its parent entity, holding company or group entity, reachable through a conspicuous link on the host’s home page. A Registered FME (Retail) must maintain an independent official website.
By when must the website be in place?
The circular comes into force from 1 December 2026, and every FME must intimate the URL of its website or webpage to IFSCA at fme-reporting@ifsca.gov.in on or before that date.
Can the disclosures be kept behind a login?
No. The specified information must be publicly accessible without any requirement of registration, subscription or login.
How often must investor complaint data be updated?
The status of investor complaints received, disposed of and pending is to be updated on a quarterly basis.
How long must the information remain on the site?
For not less than three years from the date of display, including after the winding-up of the scheme.
Published 26 August 2026. Updated 5 October 2026. This report is for general information and is not professional advice. Read the source document before acting on it.